+ PLUS >> Wellborn hosts 27th annual blueberry festival, BELOW COLLEGE SOFTBALL NASCAR FSU takes on Bama in WCWS Racing with friends reignites semifinals Allmendinger’s passion See Page 1B See Page 1B TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 2021 | YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER SINCE 1874 | $1.00 Lake City Reporter LAKECITYREPORTER.COM City aims to douse fire station cost Council OKs manager Council meeting, City Manager The council unanimously agreed be better off waiting for the mar- trying to negotiate Joe Helfenberger informed the Monday to let Helfenberger nego- ket to reset itself. with low bidder. council that the bid from Oelrich tiate with Oelrich to try to extin- Helfenberger then asked for the Construction Company out of guish that escalating cost, caused chance to try and lower the price By JAMIE WACHTER Gainesville — the low bidder for by the covid-19 pandemic. difference.
[email protected] construction of the station — “We know prices are going “We’re going to try to get that came in at nearly $3 million. up,” District 14 Councilor Chris down substantially to where it’s a The fire station for the west The city set aside $1.7 mil- Greene said. “Construction prices slight overrun,” he said, adding side of town is just in the planning lion for the station, which will be are through the roof.” one area in which he hopes he can stages, but Lake City officials are located on Hall of Fame Drive, Those high prices had Todd get it reduced is the site prep. TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter already looking to put out flames.